2010-11 Winner
Renuka Fernando, PhD student in Accounting, was awarded the first William T Baxter Travel Scholarship in 2010-11. This award is granted annually to fund a visit to North America to a student who has graduated from a programme offered by the Department of Accounting and who is currently undertaking further study at Master's or PhD level within the Department. The award requires the recipient to engage in some assessment of accounting research or accounting practice, submitting a short report after the visit.
Renuka was a graduate of the 2009-10 MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions programme. The Travel Scholarship enabled her to attend the 2010 Critical Perspectives in Accounting (CPA) conference and participate in their Emerging Scholars Colloquium, giving her first paper outside of the LSE. This conference introduced Renuka to a particular strand and community of accounting research, predominantly from North America. Conference sessions and their respective papers were diverse, ranging from topics on love and accounting to mapping information flows between managers and their factory workers. Through attending this conference, Renuka gained a further understanding of the types of accounting inquiry and how her interest in Logframes and, generally the Third Sector, meshes with current research projects in the field.
Renuka would like to thank the Baxter family for setting up this scholarship. "I believe this is a wonderful way of remembering William T Baxter and his contributions as the founder of our department, gifted academic and humble human being. Also, many thanks to those who continue to support this scholarship."
Renuka's letter can be viewed here.
2011-12 Winner
In 2011-12, the William T Baxter Travel Scholarship has been awarded to Robert Charnock, who was also a graduate of the MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions programme, and is now a PhD in Accounting student.
Robert's article can be viewed here.